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Cousins Properties CUZ

Cousins Properties scores average on business quality (5.2 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$27.62Oct 9, 2026
Business qualityAverage
Next earningsOct 29, 2026
Insiders, 90 daysSelling

Why it matters

  1. What Cousins Properties does

    Cousins Properties owns and operates high-end office buildings, collecting rent primarily from corporate tenants in the Sun Belt region.

  2. What it does best

    Cousins excels at portfolio curation in Sun Belt submarkets, achieving a gross margin of 67.9% that outpaces peers like VNO at 48.3% through targeted asset quality.

  3. The main risk

    Interest coverage of 1.3x leaves little room for error if net debt of $3.3B faces tighter refinancing conditions or extended leasing downtime across major properties.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityWeak

Operating margin stands at 22.7% with an FCF margin of 7%, reflecting compressed cash conversion as high capital expenditures weigh on returns.

MoatFair

Urban asset location anchors its tenant lock-in, ranking in the 50th percentile for gross margin while competing against regional office portfolios.

GrowthFast

Revenue grew 16.0% to reach $1.0B, marking a strong acceleration compared to prior historical periods driven by active property operations.

Financial healthWeak

Debt-to-equity sits at 0.7x alongside a free cash flow of -$370.0M driven by $802.0M in capex, creating an increasingly softer financial profile.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

1 sold $178K outside pre-planned sales.

Our sealed record on CUZ

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is CUZ a good business?

Cousins Properties scores average on the Cluenex quality check (5.2 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is weak, moat fair, growth fast and financial health weak.

Are insiders buying CUZ?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 1 sold $178K outside pre-planned sales.

When does CUZ report earnings?

Oct 29, 2026.

For members

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Cousins Properties (CUZ)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/cuz/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.